Sharing Projects and Props with External Files

Instead of saving everything in your project, iClone also gives you the option to load texture images and videos as external files. When sharing or moving such a project or prop, the external files that the project or prop refers to have to be moved along with it.

Turn on the External Files Mode for Drag-and-drop Feature

If you want to have all the image files applied as external files as you use the Drag-and-drop feature, please follow the steps:

  1. Access the File >> Import Settings command.
  2. Check the External Texture option.

    3. All the image files applied by means of the drag-and-drop feature will be external afterward.

Before sharing project or prop files, please click the Project Settings button on the play bar and click the External Files button in the Info section. A text file that contains a list of all external files and their locations - [External Image List] and [External Video List] - will be opened.

Sharing Projects with External Files

After you move a project to a new folder, the external files it refers to MUST also be moved to one of the following:

  • The project's new folder.
  • The video or popVideo folder (if any) in the new folder.
  • By default, the C:/Users/Public/Documents/Reallusion/Shared Templates/Video (Windows 7/Windows 8) directory.
  • By default, the popVideo, ImageLayer, Intro, Facial Animation, Water, or Digital Juice folders under the C:/Users/Public/Documents/Reallusion/Shared Templates/Video (Windows 7/Windows 8) directory.

Sharing Props with External Files

If you want to move a custom prop with external files to a new folder, you MUST also move the external files to one of the following:

  • The props' new folder.
  • The Texture, Textures, image, images, img, picture folders (if any) in the new folder.
  • By default, the iClone Diffuse, iClone Opacity, Animated, Face Normal, IBL, iClone Bump, iClone Blend, iClone Glow, iClone Normal, iClone Reflection, or iClone Specular folders under the C:/Users/Public/Documents/Reallusion/Template/iClone 6 Template/iClone Template (Windows 7/Windows 8) directory.